wslview outputting errors from reg.exe

[ElanHasson]

Windows Version

Windows 11

Windows Build Number

22H2 22621.1702

WSL Version

WSL 2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

WSL Utilities Version

wslu v3.2.3-1; wslview v10

Describe the bug

❯ wslview https://google.com
ERROR: Invalid Argument/Option - 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'.
Type "REG /?" for usage.

There shouldn't be an error here.

Steps to Reproduce

1. `wslview https://google.com/

Expected behavior

No output should be printed

Additional context

No response

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[patrick330602]

Please use PPA version of the Ubuntu: https://wslutiliti.es/wslu/install.html#ubuntu

[ElanHasson]

Hmm pretty sure that's what I used? Guess not though 😅

[patrick330602]

No, the PPA version for wslu is 4.1.1-1ubuntu1~22.04 while yours is 3.2.3, which is the version from the official repository

[ElanHasson]

ahh got it, need to set my apt policy preferences. Thanks!

[rdeavila]

Hi!
For me on AlmaLinux9, with v4.1.1, I see the same Invalid argument problem.

[rdeavila@host:~]$ wslfetch --version
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
wslu v4.1.1-1

[rdeavila@host:~]$ wslfetch
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 267: [: : integer expression expected
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe: Invalid argument
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 270: [: : integer expression expected
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Invalid argument
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[abika]

I get the same on Ubuntu.

17:39 $ wslfetch --version
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
wslu v4.1.1-1

17:39 $ wslfetch
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Invalid argument
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 267: [: : integer expression expected
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Invalid argument
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe: Invalid argument
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 270: [: : integer expression expected
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Invalid argument
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       .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.       Branch:
      /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/      Release: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
     +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+     Kernel: Linux 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
    /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/    Uptime (Windows): 0d 0h 0m
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[patrick330602]

@rdeavila @abika Your issues seems to be more related to microsoft/WSL#6170 which Microsoft haven't solved yet.